| play | 戲劇 |
| script | 劇本 |
| character | 角色 |
| role | 角色 |
| hero | 英雄 |
| heroine | 女主角 f. |
| critic | 評論家 |
| theater decor | 劇院裝飾 |
| stage directions | 舞台指示 |
| dialogue | 對話 |
| storytelling | 說故事 |
| acting | 演技 |
| interpretation | 詮釋 |

| to act | 演戲 |
| to interpret | 詮釋 |
Are you one of the good guys or the bad guys?
你是好人還是壞人?He is a complex character.
他是一個複雜的角色。She can't act. Her characters aren't very believable.
她不會演戲。她的角色不太可信。It was a play about love in all its variations.
這是一齣關於各種愛情的戲劇。
| performance | 表演 |
| show | 表演 |
| spectator | 觀眾 |
We will go to the performance of the show tomorrow.
我們明天要去看表演。
| cast | 演員陣容 |
| audition | 試鏡 |
| rehearsal | 排練 |
| stage-fright | 怯場 |
| improvisation / improv | 即興創作 |
I have an audition tomorrow for the part of Hamlet.
我明天要去試鏡哈姆雷特的角色。The theater director guided the actors.
劇場導演指導演員。Did you memorize your lines?
你背好台詞了嗎?He forgot his lines.
他忘了台詞。
| comedy | 喜劇 |
| comical | 滑稽的 |
| comedian | 喜劇演員 |
| drama | 戲劇 |
| dramatic | 戲劇性的 |
| tragedy | 悲劇 |
| tragic | 悲慘的 |
| cinema | 電影院 |
| screenplay | 電影劇本 |
| plot | 情節 |
| suspense | 懸念 |
| cliffhanger | 懸念 |
| screening | 放映 |
| to direct | 導演 |
The director cast an unknown actor in the main role.
導演在主角中選了一位不知名的演員。Lights, camera, action!
燈光、攝影機、開拍!Cut!
卡!Take two.
第二次拍攝。That's a wrap!
收工!It's a blockbuster.
這是一部賣座電影。It was a box office bomb.
這是一顆票房炸彈。The movie was a flop.
這部電影失敗了。The plot thickens.
情節越來越複雜。The plot of this film is too predictable.
這部電影的情節太容易預測了。
There are screenings of the film at 18:00 and 20:00.
電影在 18:00 和 20:00 有放映場次。
| action | 動作action |
| historical fiction | 歷史小說 |
| romantic comedy | 浪漫喜劇 |
| science fiction / sci-fi | 科幻小說 |
| horror | 恐怖 |
| westerns | 西部片 |
| animation | 動畫 |
| cartoons | 卡通 |
| soap opera | 肥皂劇 |
| sitcom | 情境喜劇 |
| stand-up | 單口喜劇 |
| reality TV | 真人實境秀 |
| game show | 遊戲節目 |
| documentary | 紀錄片 |
| crime/mystery | 犯罪/懸疑 |